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Department on Disability Services

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Policies and Procedures - DDA

The DDA Online Policy was established to support the Agency’s mission and to provide employees, stakeholders, and interested parties access to the mainstay of the Agency’s practice standards regarding accountability for compliance with all applicable legal requirements.

DDS Transmittals

The DDS Definitions Appendix (Definitions list on Google) are available.

I. Intake and Eligibility
II. Service Planning
- Acuity Packets Procedure 2019
- Contributions to Costs
- DDA Formal Complaint System
- Individual Support Plans Policy and Procedures
- Most Integrated Community Setting Policy
- Nursing Facility Placement Policy
- Out of State Placement Policy
- Personal Funds Policy
- Personal Funds Procedures
- Privacy and Lockable Spaces Policy
- Service Coordination Caseload Policy
- Service Coordination Monitoring and Contact Policy and Procedures
- Sub Decision Making for Emergency Care Needs Policy and Procedures
- Sub Decision Making for Non-Emergency Care Needs Policy and Procedures
- Transition Policy and Procedures
  - Transition Policy
  - Transition Procedure
III. Health and Wellness
- Behavior Support Policy and Procedures
- Medical Program Records Templates
- HCMP - Health Care Management Plan
- Health and Wellness Standards
- Healthy Relationships and Sexuality Policy
- Human Rights Advisory Committee Procedure
- Human Rights Policy
- Nurse Competency Training Policy and Procedure
  - Nurse Competency Training Policy
  - Nurse Competency Training Procedure
- Restrictive Control Review Committee Procedures
  - RCRC Procedures
  - Guidance for RCRC Review
IV. Quality Management
- Enhanced Monitoring
  - Enhanced Monitoring Policy
  - Enhanced Monitoring Procedures
- Immediate Response Committee (IRC) Policy
- Incident Management & Enforcement Policy & Procedure
- Issuance and Use of Official DDS IMEU Badge
- Mortality Review Policy and Procedures
- Provider Performance Review Policy and Procedure
- Imposition of Sanctions Policy and Procedures
  - Imposition of Sanctions Policy
  - Imposition of Sanctions Procedures
V. Provider Network
VI. Administrative DDA
- HCBS Settings Rule Compliance policy
- Heightened Scrutiny
  - Heightened Scrutiny Procedure
  - Heightened Scrutiny Transmittal #18-2
- Family Support Council Procedures
- Adaptive Equipment Policy and Procedures
- Adaptive Equipment Medicaid - New
- Adaptive Equipment Medicaid - Repair
- Adaptive Equipment Medicare - New
- Adaptive Equipment Medicare - Repair
- Adaptive Equipment Maintenance Protocols
- Adaptive Equipment Local Dollars Procedure
- Direct Support Professional Training Policy and Procedure
  - Provider Training Procedure
  - Provider Training Policy
    Provider Training Clarifications Transmittal #18-1
- Fire and Natural Disaster Policy and Procedures
  - Fire and Natural Disaster Policy
  - Fire and Natural Disaster Procedures
- HCBS IDD Waiver Waiting List
  - Waiting List for the HCBS IDD Waiver Policy 2022
  - Waiting List for the HCBS IDD Waiver Procedure 2022
- Performance Management Policy
- Performance Management Procedures

Person-Centered Thinking

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Person-centered thinking is a philosophy behind service provision that supports positive control and self-direction of people’s own lives. DDS is working to implement this through training sessions and other agency wide initiatives.

Employment First Initiative

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Under the Employment First philosophy, competitive, integrated employment is the first and overwhelmingly preferred option for working-age youth and adults with disabilities.